17-year-old charged in 13-year-old boy's death

A 13 year-old Bluffton boy died early Sunday morning of a gunshot wound, the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office announced late Sunday.

Dispatched at 7 a.m. Sunday to a Maypop Court home in the Grande Oaks subdivision, deputies discovered the boy dead in one of the bedrooms.

Joshua Lee was a Bluffton Middle School student, according to school district officials and school mates.

The school district will provide any support and counseling to students and families as requested, according to Carol McMillian of the Beaufort County School District.

David Bruno, 17, has been charged with involuntary manslaughter. He lived with the victim at the time of the incident. The sheriff's office continues to investigate the incident. If convicted, Bruno could face up to five years in prison.

On Monday afternoon the neighborhood was quiet with two people mowing their grass on Maypop Court.

"They pretty much kept to themselves," said one neighbor who declined to give his name.

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